Research and Study

Highlighting progressive research and studies on Canadian politics, the environment, social issues, policies, institutions, systems, people, values, foreign policy, the military, war and peace.

Confirmation bias in journalism: What it is and strategies to avoid it

"In journalism, confirmation bias can influence a reporter’s assessment of whether a story is worth pitching and an editor’s decision to greenlight a story pitch," a Harvard behavioral scientist writes.

Guest Blog
September 22, 2022

EU stands firm with Big Pharma against COVID vaccine patent waivers

The European Union is now the main obstacle to the South Africa-India proposal to waive TRIPS intellectual property rights on life-saving COVID-19 vaccines and save the lives of billions of people in the Global South, new research reveals.

Guest Blog
June 14, 2021

COVID-19 was a “preventable disaster” that became a pandemic thanks to lack “global political leadership”: WHO report

COVID-19 was a "preventable disaster" that became a pandemic due a lack "global political leadership," according to a recent report issued by a WHO-appointed high-level panel co-chaired by former Liberian President Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace Laureate and Africa’s first democratically elected female head of state, and Helen Clark, the former prime minister of New Zealand.

Obert Madondo
May 30, 2021

David Suzuki: Extinction crisis signals that it’s time to change course

A new comprehensive report points to a potential human-induced wild-animal population "extinction crisis unlike any since dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago." David Suzuki helps us make sense of it all.

The Canadian Progressive
November 10, 2016

Canada-EU trade deal undermines public interest regulation, workers: study

The Canada-EU trade deal, CETA, "will elevate the rights of corporations above workers and the environment and undermine government regulatory flexibility," new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds.

The Canadian Progressive
September 30, 2016

Canada-EU trade deal CETA a major threat food safety: Report

A new report warns that the Canada-EU trade deal CETA could threaten food safety and the greater public interest. Meanwhile, a group of Germany NGOs have launched a massive constitutional lawsuit against the deal.

Obert Madondo
September 1, 2016

Obert Madondo is an Ottawa-based digital artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer, web designer, digital rights enthusiast, digital storytelling enthusiast, aspiring filmmaker, and online publisher.

Obert is a former political aide to a prominent former Zimbabwean lawmaker, human rights defender and former freedom fighter. Obert has previously worked as an international development administrator in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, and Canada.

Obert is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Canadian Progressive, an independent political blog dedicated to producing fearless, evidence-based, adversarial, unapologetic, progressive and activism-oriented journalism situated right at the intersection of politics, technology and human rights.

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